Frank Thomas
Firstbaseman inducted in 2011
The Big Hurt has to be one of the most appropriate nickname a ballplayer ever had, because Frank Thomas always put a big hurt on the baseball. In 1995 with the Dreamteam, he had one of the best seasons a player could dream of, batting .365, with 55 HRs, 151 bases on balls, driving in 151 & scoring 144 times, and a .501 OBP. Then in 1998 the Aurora Gamblers won 103 games, finishing 1st, and winning the Championship. All Thomas did that year was bat .340, with 41 HRs, 162 RBIs, 107 runs, & 109 walks. His teams participated in postseason play nine times, finishing 1st twice, with two rings.
IAL Accomplishments:
- 9th all time in career homeruns with 475
- 2nd all time in career walks with 1372
- 6th all-time career OBP with .390
- Highest all time single season OBP with a .501 mark in 1995
- 7th highest all time single season in rbis with 162 in 1998
- Third highest all time single season in walks with 151 in 1995
- World Series Championships: 1998, 2006
| YEAR | CLUB | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | SLG | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | DRMTM | 60 | 182 | 26 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 0 | .313 | .522 | .429 |
| 1992 | DRMTM | 158 | 557 | 107 | 177 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 100 | 87 | 0 | .318 | .497 | .422 |
| 1993 | DRMTM | 158 | 572 | 115 | 168 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 86 | 113 | 72 | 7 | .294 | .493 | .410 |
| 1994 | DRMTM | 153 | 547 | 99 | 156 | 38 | 0 | 32 | 115 | 114 | 62 | 5 | .285 | .530 | .408 |
| 1995 | DRMTM | 161 | 551 | 144 | 201 | 44 | 1 | 55 | 139 | 151 | 77 | 1 | .365 | .748 | .501 |
| 1996 | DRMTM | 156 | 555 | 106 | 154 | 25 | 3 | 45 | 116 | 103 | 102 | 1 | .277 | .577 | .391 |
| 1997 | GMBLRS | 141 | 520 | 105 | 158 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 102 | 93 | 77 | 0 | .304 | .554 | .409 |
| 1998 | GMBLRS | 146 | 530 | 107 | 180 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 162 | 109 | 80 | 0 | .340 | .655 | .452 |
| 1999 | SLGRS | 158 | 581 | 103 | 139 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 106 | 109 | 3 | .239 | .418 | .357 |
| 2000 | SLGRS | 132 | 456 | 58 | 134 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 1 | .294 | .461 | .381 |
| 2001 | SLGRS | 157 | 562 | 118 | 171 | 53 | 0 | 48 | 130 | 99 | 121 | 0 | .304 | .655 | .408 |
| 2002 | SLGRS | 20 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .103 | .190 | .235 |
| 2003 | SLGRS | 129 | 463 | 60 | 105 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 65 | 94 | 0 | .227 | .460 | .322 |
| 2004 | SLGRS | 149 | 531 | 85 | 122 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 100 | 67 | 122 | 0 | .230 | .527 | .337 |
| 2005 | GMBLRS | 74 | 237 | 43 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 0 | .232 | .473 | .383 |
| 2006 | GMBLRS | 34 | 105 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 17 | 27 | 0 | .229 | .638 | .336 |
| 2007 | GMBLRS | 118 | 393 | 55 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 62 | 53 | 71 | 1 | .201 | .430 | .301 |
| 2008 | GMBLRS | 61 | 81 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .173 | .420 | .287 |
| 2009 | GMBLRS | 71 | 78 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .154 | .256 | .258 |
| 19 | Totals | 2236 | 7559 | 1368 | 2112 | 461 | 20 | 475 | 1431 | 1372 | 1311 | 19 | .279 | .534 | .392 |